1897The Bath Island Gold Mine was first discovered somewhere within the mid 1800's, by an unknown prospector. It wasn't till 1897, when a new staking was made on the island by the Bath Island Mining Company. Much of the formation within this mine is known to contain clay slate, and the ore-bodies are known to consist of a series of parellel dikes in Porphyry. This whole entire porphyry formation is also considered to consist of quartz stringers. These quartz stringers are determined to strike east, and west with the schist, and contain gold. At the time it was also reported that a total of 19 veins became uncovered within this island, and had an average width of five or six feet. Further explorations on these veins had revealed that they traveled for quite a distance on the island. Company officials at the time had also done a considerable amount of work which included test pitting, and land stripping on each of these veins.

At the time it was also reported that the main vein was the second one from the south of the whole entire property. Explorations soon became establish and had traced this vein for distance of a half a mile more. By this time the Bath Island Mining Company had started to explore this area more when a shaft was sunk to a depth of 85 feet. In general being it was also stated that the shaft was driven right on the vein structure to determine it's grading by assaying. Much of the shaft development was also being contracted under specific orders. This whole entire contract had order the shaft to be driven to a depth of 100 feet below the surface. From there it will then be opened up by a cross cut that extends for a distance of 150 feet to the south, and 100 feet to the north in order to reach the No. 2 vein. The whole entire vein was also reported to have varied in width as it was 8 feet at the top to 5 feet at the bottom There was also a shaft that was sunken to a depth of 40 feet below the collar on the No. 2 vein zone, and was cased off with a man-way.

There was yet another shaft that was sunken a quarter mile west of the main-vein and was driven on the same vein structure. More so it was also reported that the shaft became driven to a depth of 20 feet, and was very well timbered. At a distance of 50 feet there was also a small pit which became opened up to a depth of 20 feet. Even hoisting within this time period was being achieved by a Beatty, and Sons, Welland, and was driven by a horse.

Company officials from the Bath Island Mining Company had also constructed more buildings to operate this project. All of this construction was also considered to have included a cooking camp, blacksmith shop, powder house, and assay office. Far more structural development would also take place when a shaft house was built over the main operation shaft. Almost all the contracting for this project was given to Allen MacDonald of Rat Portage, and had officially sunken the shaft to a depth of 101 feet by January. All sinking was then stop as the contractor had focus on developing the first level by a crosscut mentioned in the agreement above.

1898A significant amount of blasting had started to open up the workings even more when a steamer was in operation. The steamers main objective was to clean out the after math of each blast to commence further mining operations. In addition it was also stated that the 100 foot level was now opened up by 14 feet of drifting in both directions. At the time there was also a crosscut that became driven for a distance of 58 feet to intersect the No. 2 vein zone.